A Fan(tastic) Discussion!

As you know, we’ve recently introduced Thing into The Contest along with one of his team’s evil counterparts, Diablo. This is extremely exciting for us and we hope it also is for you! We wanted to start up a discussion that was inspired by the fact that some in the community didn’t know who Diablo was and to learn more about the community’s history with the Fantastic Four.

But first, we wanted to share this video our team made that discusses a bit more about Thing and our selection of Diablo. If you haven’t watched it already, it’s awesome. Check out the video below:

So what’d you think? Do you like bringing back the villains that may seem obscure or possibly unheard of? Let us know!

What made you a fan of the Fantastic Four and what is your favorite incarnation or story? Was there a certain arc in the comics? Or was it one of the movie adaptions? (And yes, the 1994 movie does count as an option.) Maybe it was the 90s cartoon or even the 1960s. There are so many options and we’re curious to know!

For me, I watched the 90s cartoon growing up and really enjoyed the characters from there, however, it isn’t my favorite story arc. My favorite actually has me going back to the comics. The show got me into it, but the best comics were the ones that had Doctor Doom in them. In fact, his debut comic is still one of my favorites! If you’re curious to what that is, you can find it online easily! It’s Issue #5 (July 1962), the Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom!

Comments

They have some great villains that I hope to see in the movies and in MCOC. I'm not sure Reed Richards' abilities will ever translate into the movies (because it looks goofy), but it would work in the animated world of the game.

You did well with your intro of The Thing. Looking forward to the next step.

@Kabam Vydious that video made me chuckle. Good old Saturday morning cartoons...

As for villains, I would love to see Annihilus. His insect minions could be the new Sentinels for AQ. Introducing the Negative Zone would open a number of different options for the Battlerealm.

Obviously, the original “This Man...This Monster” comic is a classic (FF#51). But I loved the John Byrne run in FF during his run in the early half of the ‘80’s. Notable among those stories was the impact of the Skrulls Reed hypnotized after they turned into cows in FF#2 and the impact of Skrullcow meat and milk on a whole community twenty years later. Also loved the romp the FF took through a futuristic West world during Byrne’s run and I somehow can’t shake the mid-‘70’s tragic story of Darkoth (who was actually a test pilot friend of Ben Grimm), his transformation at the hands of Doom and his apparent demise at the hands of Diablo. That one made me sad as a kid for poor Darkoth.

Seriously I had no idea who half the marvel universe characters were before playing this game. Gwen Pool, magik, moon knight, Scarlet Witch(not named so in mcu really) spider Gwen just to name a few. I like that the game introduces some lesser knowns.

Seriously I had no idea who half the marvel universe characters were before playing this game. Gwen Pool, magik, moon knight, Scarlet Witch(not named so in mcu really) spider Gwen just to name a few. I like that the game introduces some lesser knowns.

Just make the champs unique and simple to utilize and I'll be happy

I honestly can relate to this! I like to think I know plenty enough about Marvel but I didn't know who Sentry or Void was until our game brought them in. I went back and checked into them more, of course, but it's amazing just how many characters are out there!

Makes me excited about the future! Adding Diablo was a cool testament too to characters that aren't that known. You should check out his debut comic (FF#30) and others!

@Kabam Vydious that video made me chuckle. Good old Saturday morning cartoons...

As for villains, I would love to see Annihilus. His insect minions could be the new Sentinels for AQ. Introducing the Negative Zone would open a number of different options for the Battlerealm.

Obviously, the original “This Man...This Monster” comic is a classic (FF#51). But I loved the John Byrne run in FF during his run in the early half of the ‘80’s. Notable among those stories was the impact of the Skrulls Reed hypnotized after they turned into cows in FF#2 and the impact of Skrullcow meat and milk on a whole community twenty years later. Also loved the romp the FF took through a futuristic West world during Byrne’s run and I somehow can’t shake the mid-‘70’s tragic story of Darkoth (who was actually a test pilot friend of Ben Grimm), his transformation at the hands of Doom and his apparent demise at the hands of Diablo. That one made me sad as a kid for poor Darkoth.

So many great FF tales...

Dr. Zola

I can't count the times that Marvel has pulled my heartstrings, but they've done just so amazing with the FF stories that it's hard not to be so invested in wherever they show up. Even their zany tales (Skrullcow) get me so interested in what's going to happen.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who loved their little West storyline.

They have some great villains that I hope to see in the movies and in MCOC. I'm not sure Reed Richards' abilities will ever translate into the movies (because it looks goofy), but it would work in the animated world of the game.

You did well with your intro of The Thing. Looking forward to the next step.

my introduction to the F4 was kinda weird. See, in the UK comics tend to be anthologies, with multiple stories in, unlike how they're printed in the US with just one 20-odd page story. When I was a kind in the 1980s, I was into reading Marvel UK's various tie-in comics - Transformers, Real Ghostbusters, Action Force (the UK name for GI Joe at the time) and Thundercats. With Transformers and Thundercats, they didn't just run Transformers stories, like Ghostbusters and AF did only those characters. (TRGB ran 2 strip stories and a prose one that were all UK originated; AF tended to run a UK original story and part of a US issue, typically splitting one issue into about 4 parts) Thundercats would run a prose story and a strip and then for a *long* time of the comic, they were running reprints of Power Pack, which for those who don't know, is a Marvel superhero series about four pre-teen kids from one family who gain superpowers from a dying alien. During the PP series, they met up with various Marvel heroes like Beta Ray Bill and Spider-Man. They also met Franklin Richards, who was about 5 or 6 at the time, and he became the 5th PP member. When he got dragged into their shenanigans, Reed and Sue didn't know what had happened to him and took Torch and She-Hulk (who at the time had replaced Thing in the F4, post-Secret Wars) to investigate his disappearance. I was about 12 at the time I encountered the F4 in this way, as I got a job-lot of Thundercats comics from a school-friend that he didn't want any more.

I later found out about the Thing when I got a Top Trumps Super Heroes deck, although all I knew was he was apparently in the 4 and was an orange rocky-looking guy. The same deck introduced me to Wolverine, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, and a bunch of others I knew the names of and not much else...

I later found out about the Thing when I got a Top Trumps Super Heroes deck, although all I knew was he was apparently in the 4 and was an orange rocky-looking guy. The same deck introduced me to Wolverine, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, and a bunch of others I knew the names of and not much else...

I had no idea it was like that!

What a ride to get to knowing these characters! When you eventually knew about Thing and more of the F4, did you like him more in there over She-Hulk? Or did having She-Hulk be part of your introduction to them kind of put a place in your heart?

Obviously, the original “This Man...This Monster” comic is a classic (FF#51). But I loved the John Byrne run in FF during his run in the early half of the ‘80’s. Notable among those stories was the impact of the Skrulls Reed hypnotized after they turned into cows in FF#2 and the impact of Skrullcow meat and milk on a whole community twenty years later.

Interesting to reflect on this story when you consider where ISO-8 comes from.

Obviously, the original “This Man...This Monster” comic is a classic (FF#51). But I loved the John Byrne run in FF during his run in the early half of the ‘80’s. Notable among those stories was the impact of the Skrulls Reed hypnotized after they turned into cows in FF#2 and the impact of Skrullcow meat and milk on a whole community twenty years later.

Interesting to reflect on this story when you consider where ISO-8 comes from.

Vydious, thanks for making this thread. It's really refreshing to see a conversation without negativity on here. Dont really have anything in particular to share this time, but I felt like I should at least leave a positive comment.

The Thing and Diablo were quite impressive and you have done Thing justice. He is true to his character I am hoping he can be used for offense as well. Diablo needs to learn to not drink and fight because drinking in excess is injurious to health. He was really high as a boss and seriously cannot control his liquor. 😂 Anyways, It will be refreshing to see the rest of the FF characters! Great job!